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Back story:
Rotte had a contest a while back that I managed to be lucky enough to win. He donated 100 dollars to a BF maker of my choice. I chose Andy "Fiddleback" Roy. I gave a bunch of details to Andy - took great suggestions from Rotte and others - and stumbled through a design of a knife that I want to use.
What I ended up with was less of a design really, than a mashing together of two of Andy's other designs.
Here were my initial and running specs:
I want the handle from the top one and the blade from scandi lady finger.
1) Blade thickness - around .150 (don't sweat that detail too much - your stock runs about that).
2) Blade height - around .900 (give or take - this will likely match your lady finger blade height) give or take - but not too wide - I want the spear point to be natural and good for drilling when needed - think spear point of the BRKT Aurora.
3) Blade length - around 3.900 - nothing over four inches for sure - I want it to be legal in most places.
4) Handle Length and OAL - Around the specs of your Bushcrafter - it measures at 8.400 in OAL - 4.600 in handle and 3.900 in blade (around there).
5) Thumb jimping - if it is not a PITA - or make it an option for others...
6) Mosaic front pin - one bulls eye lanyard tube - color to contrast handle material - this can be optional as well.
7) Dual wood material, but chosen for their durability over all. A stabilized wood or a hard wood like Ironwood.
8) Make sure the transition from the scales to the ricasso is non abtrusive. I think your Woodcraft knife may be fine - just take into consideration that most bushcrafters are choked up on to allow for fine work - and the thumb and fingers need to be able to grasp the flat of the blade without being uncomfortable.
9) Also I want you to flare the butt end of it slightly to prevent from slipping off the handle (if you can make that look right) like the BRKT Aurora handle has. You current bushcrafter has a .735 handle width at the ass end - I am thinking around .800.
10) Scandi Grind where the bottom of the blade is straight and long, not curved.
Here is the entire thread.
And - here is the initial prototype:
What do you think?
TF
Rotte had a contest a while back that I managed to be lucky enough to win. He donated 100 dollars to a BF maker of my choice. I chose Andy "Fiddleback" Roy. I gave a bunch of details to Andy - took great suggestions from Rotte and others - and stumbled through a design of a knife that I want to use.
What I ended up with was less of a design really, than a mashing together of two of Andy's other designs.
Here were my initial and running specs:
I want the handle from the top one and the blade from scandi lady finger.
1) Blade thickness - around .150 (don't sweat that detail too much - your stock runs about that).
2) Blade height - around .900 (give or take - this will likely match your lady finger blade height) give or take - but not too wide - I want the spear point to be natural and good for drilling when needed - think spear point of the BRKT Aurora.
3) Blade length - around 3.900 - nothing over four inches for sure - I want it to be legal in most places.
4) Handle Length and OAL - Around the specs of your Bushcrafter - it measures at 8.400 in OAL - 4.600 in handle and 3.900 in blade (around there).
5) Thumb jimping - if it is not a PITA - or make it an option for others...
6) Mosaic front pin - one bulls eye lanyard tube - color to contrast handle material - this can be optional as well.
7) Dual wood material, but chosen for their durability over all. A stabilized wood or a hard wood like Ironwood.
8) Make sure the transition from the scales to the ricasso is non abtrusive. I think your Woodcraft knife may be fine - just take into consideration that most bushcrafters are choked up on to allow for fine work - and the thumb and fingers need to be able to grasp the flat of the blade without being uncomfortable.
9) Also I want you to flare the butt end of it slightly to prevent from slipping off the handle (if you can make that look right) like the BRKT Aurora handle has. You current bushcrafter has a .735 handle width at the ass end - I am thinking around .800.
10) Scandi Grind where the bottom of the blade is straight and long, not curved.
Here is the entire thread.
And - here is the initial prototype:
What do you think?
TF
